Springfield

Population: 154,751
Median household income: $51,339
Median home value: $222,700

Located in Hampden County, Massachusetts, Springfield is a community with a population of 154,751. The median household income of $51,339 is below the Hampden County median ($70,535).

Between 2019 and 2023, Springfield's population held roughly steady from 154,139 to 154,751, while its median home value rose 42.6% from $156,200 to $222,700.

The median resident is 33.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 154,751
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $51,339
Median home value: $222,700
Median gross rent: $1,114
Housing units: 62,713
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

154,139154,751

Median household income

$39,432$51,339

Median home value

$156,200$222,700

Median gross rent

$877$1,114

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	154,139	$39,432	$156,200	$877
2020	153,677	$41,571	$162,900	$908
2021	155,770	$43,308	$168,700	$964
2022	155,305	$47,677	$198,500	$1,047
2023	154,751	$51,339	$222,700	$1,114

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10,693	6.9%
5 to 17	27,353	17.7%
18 to 24	18,906	12.2%
25 to 34	23,337	15.1%
35 to 44	18,948	12.2%
45 to 54	17,349	11.2%
55 to 64	17,686	11.4%
65 to 74	12,513	8.1%
75 and over	7,966	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	45,316	29.3%
Black or African American	27,345	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	100	0.1%
Asian	4,187	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	241	0.2%
Two or more races	4,200	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73,362	47.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,722	20.2%
High school graduate	32,888	33.6%
Some college or associate's	25,971	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	10,519	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8,699	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit3.8%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	46,011	73.0%
Carpooled	6,582	10.4%
Public transit	2,377	3.8%
Walked	1,816	2.9%
Bicycle	230	0.4%
Worked from home	4,784	7.6%
Other means	1,247	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,358	31.5%
15 to 29 min	26,153	44.9%
30 to 44 min	9,517	16.3%
45 to 59 min	2,179	3.7%
60+ min	2,056	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 25.3% (37,782 of 149,578)

	Count	Share
Family households	35,105	60.5%
Nonfamily households	22,941	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	58,046	92.6%
Vacant	4,667	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	28,727	49.5%
Renter-occupied	29,319	50.5%

1-unit, detached44.9%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units28.2%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,132	44.9%
1-unit, attached	2,916	4.6%
2 to 4 units	17,698	28.2%
5 to 19 units	5,978	9.5%
20 or more units	7,234	11.5%
Mobile home & other	755	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2567000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 1.21 sq mi
Center point: 42.1155, -72.5400